Paper bucket.



J. STRANGE.

PAPER BUCKET.

APPLIOATION FILED mam, 101-1.

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JOHN STRANGE, OF NEENAH, WISCONSIN.

PAPER BUCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

Application filed March 21, 1914. Serial No. 826,207.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN STRANGE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Neenah, in the county ofWinnebago and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Paper Buckets, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in paper buckets or other similararticles constructed of paper and also relates to the method of formingsaid articles and is designed to provide a cheap bucket for holdingeither a liquid or dry material without danger of contamination, eitherfrom the odors of wood or the salts resulting from the contact of thecontents with metals. 7

The object of the invention is to provide a new method for formingvessels of several layers of an inodorous and tasteless paper,

and in constructing the bottom with an an nular collar suitably securedon the inner surface to support the bottom.

Furthermore, the object of my invention is to provide a bucket oftheclass referred to which is impervious to moisture and whichabsolutely prevents leakage or escape of any fluid or semifluidsubstance contained therein through the walls of the bucket.

Furthermore, the object of my invention is to provide, in addition tothe new method of manufacturing a vessel of this character havingadditional strengthening means for the body proper and also forsupporting the bottom.

With these objects in view the present invention consists in the novelfeature of construction, combination and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

In describing my invention reference will be had to the accompanyingdrawings form ing part of this specification, wherein cor respondingparts are indicated by similar reference characters in the several viewsand in which I Figure 1. is a plan view of the blank which forms thebody of the bucket. Fig. 2, is a view in elevation of a paper bucket orpail. Fig. 3. is a view in elevation showing the strengthening hoopssevered from the ends of the blank! Fig. 4. is a vertical section of animproved pail constructed in accordance with my improved method. Fig. isa view in elevation of my improved pail or bucket.

Fig. 6, is a top view showing the arrange ment of the securing wires.

A series of blanks, 1, which form the body of' my improved bucketconsist of a piece of card or straw board cut the required width,length, and radius, and coated with cement, glue or other adhesive. Theblank is their rolled firmly upon a conical shaped drum of a size thatpermits the edges, 2-2, to abut firmly together and notoverlap, and uponthis blank any numbers of blanks may be secured, in a proper manner andwith breaking joints, so that one joint will not be immediately over thejoint of the subsequent ayer.

After the blanks are thoroughly dry, I sever from the larger end twonarrow portions, 3 and 4, which form hoops. The hoop, 3, is then passedover the body of the pail until its upper edge is a little above theedge of the body of the bucket. By cutting off the upper end of theblanks after the same have been permitted to dry, I obtain a hoop of theexact size as that of the pail. I then provide a wire hoo 5, having fourloops, 6--6-6-6, which orm ears, for the bail, 7, and eyes to which thecover securing wires,

8, are secured at each end to firmly secure and hold the cover in aclosed position. I also cut from the lower end of the body ortion,hoops, 9 and 10, The bottom, 11, I make somewhat greater in diameterthan the inner diameters of the lower or small end of the body'portion,so thatf'when the bottom is inserted within the body portion it will begiven a concave shape. I then insert the hoop, 9, on the inside of thepail until it seats upon the bottom. The hoop, 10, is somewhat narrowerin width than the hoop, 9, and is inserted within the body portion, butbelow the bottom thereby forming a support for the same.

It is to be noted that by. my improved method of construction I do notweaken the body portion by cutting out a groove for the edge oi thebottom to fit therein, but secure and provide the support for the samethrough the medium of the hoops, which are secured to the body portionof the pail above and below the bottom.

In assembling the several parts, the hoop, 3, is inserted over the bodyportion until the upper edge is somewhat higher than the edge of thebody portion and the hoop suitably secured to the same. The wire hoop,5, is then placed over the body portion until it abuts against the loweredge of hoop 3, and then the hoop, 4, is forced up against the LettersPatent is A paper bucket consisting of a plurality of blanks suitablysecured together, with an adhesive substance, a strengthening hoopextended above the upper edge of the body portion, a wire hoop abuttingagainst said strengthening hoop, and a second hoop abutting against thewire hoop, a strengthening hoop inserted within the lower portion ofsaid bodyportion, a bottom abutting against the lower edge of said hoop,and a supporting hoop suitably secured below the bottom, a cover havingabutting shoulders, and a wire for securing the cover upon the bodyportion, as and for the purpose described.

In testimon whereof aflix my signature in presence oi two witnesses.

JOHN STRANGE.

Witnesses J. H. LnNANnoWsKI, J. P. STRANGE.

